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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Woodly Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Woodly Addition and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for West Woodly Addition:
    • 41.587273, -84.638008
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on West Woodly Addition
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Williams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williams County
    • Since West Woodly Addition is near Steuben County and also Hillsdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for West Woodly Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Woodly Addition ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Berlin is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Deer Lick ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Lick is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
  • Denmark ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Denmark is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Greyhound
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Greyhound is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyhound
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holiday City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holiday City is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Jim Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jim Town is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
  • Kunkle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kunkle is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
  • Maplecrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maplecrest is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecrest
  • Nettle Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nettle Lake is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
  • Pioneer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Glenn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Willow Glenn is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glenn

How Far From West Woodly Addition to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Woodly Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Woodly Addition and extending to:

  • Bryan, which is the Seat of Williams County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Woodly Addition to Bryan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Woodly Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from West Woodly Addition to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Woodly Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5873, Longitude: -84.6380       In this case, the coordinates for West Woodly Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.478 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.06 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.195 degrees.